2008 Volleyball Roster

25 Nakia Williams

  • Position Middle Blocker
  • Height 6-2
  • Class Senior
  • High School Bowie HS
  • Hometown Bowie, MD

Biography

2008 (Senior)
Earned second-team All-BIG EAST honors ... One of four players to appear in all 114 sets ... Finished second on the team in both kills (2.34) and blocks (0.84) while leading the way with a .309 attack percentage ... Reached the 10-kill plateau 11 times throughout the year ... 8/30 ? Attacked at a season-high .733 clip with 11 kills and two blocks against Eastern Kentucky in the USF Invitational ... 9/5-9/6 ? Had 13 kills on a .571 attack percentage with two blocks and one dig against Arizona State at the Portland Nike Invitational, then followed that up with 13 kills, two blocks and a dig the next day at Portland ... 9/12 ? Finished with six kills and six blocks against Murray State at the Alabama Tournament ... 10/4 ? Posted 16 kills with five blocks at Pitt ... 10/5 ? Had a season-high 19 kills on a .433 attack percentage with five blocks and one dig at West Virginia ... 10/12 ? Contributed 14 kills, three blocks and one dig against Syracuse ... 11/14 ? Knocked down 16 kills with three blocks and one dig against Seton Hall ... 11/16 ? Posted 13 kills with a season-high seven blocks against Villanova.

2007 (Junior)

Was one of three to start all 29 matches for the Bulls ... Had her best season yet at USF, setting several personal bests in practically every category ... Finished third on the team in total kills with 208 and second in total blocks with 130 ... Found her way into the record books with four solo blocks in a single game against Syracuse ... Also cracked the all-time standings with her 10-block assist effort vs. North Florida ... Cracked the top 10 in the school’s career block assist list with a three-year total of 219 ... A major reason why the Collegiate Volleyball Update named USF as one of the top five blocking teams in America ... Had 16 matches with four kills or more ... 9/1 ? Opened season with a near double-double against Buffalo with 10 kills and a season-best eight block assists...  Against Buffalo and Niagara, was efficient with hitting percentages of .438 and .500, respectively, in the season’s first day ... 9/23 - Recorded nine kills and six blocks against Cincinnati ... 10/5 ? Filled the stat sheet at Syracuse with 10 kills, four solo blocks and three block assists in the Bulls’ five-set victory ... 10/12 ? En route to a .500 clip for the match, piled up 11 kills to go along with six blocks ... 10/20 ? Set a match high with six block assists in the 3-0 sweep over Georgetown ... 10/27-11/3 ? Picked up three straight double-digit kill performances, all coming in conference road games, with 10 at Villanova, a career-high 14 at Seton Hall and 11 at DePaul ... 11/3 ? Against the Blue Demons, hit at a .588 mark, including four block assists and a solo block during the sweep ... 11/11 ? Had nine kills including a .500 percentage plus five block assists against nationally ranked St. John’s ... 11/17 ? Was one of three Bulls to have double digit kills in the BIG EAST semifinal match against the Red Storm.

2006 (Sophomore)

Played and started in all 29 matches ... Only one of three players to do so ... Had a career year in 2007, setting personal bests in most categories ... 131 kills fifth best on squad ... Led the team with 105 total blocks and 98 block assists and seven block solos ... Averaged 1.03 blocks per game ... 187.0 points fifth most ... Tied for eigth place with 10 block assists against UNF of Oct. 11 ... Posted three 8.0 block matches and one 9.0 block match ... Played and started in all 14 BIG EAST contests ... Led the team in blocking, netting six solo, 56 assists and 62 total ... 8/26 vs. Arkansas State - Set a new career mark in kills with nine ... Kill total tied for the third highest on the team ... Notched nine points also setting a new personal best ... 9/2 vs. UTEP - Recorded a team-high eight block assists, setting a new personal best ... Recorded a career-high 10.0 points ... 9/9 vs. Wright State - Netted seven kills and three block assists ... 9/24 vs. Seton Hall - Registered a team-high nine block assists ... Fell one block assist shy of tying for eighth place in the USF record book ... Set a new personal best with her 9.0 blocks ... 10/1 vs. Marquette - Set a new career high with a .333 hitting percentage ... Chipped in five block assists ... 10/8 vs. Pitt - Recorded her first-career block solo ... 10/11 vs. North Florida - Led the team with a .417 hitting percentage, converting 12 attacks into seven kills ... Tied for eighth place in USF record books with 10 block assists in the match ... Also tied for 11th place with 10.0 total blocks ... Set a new career mark with 12.0 points ... 10/20 vs. Villanova - Hit a team high .714 while setting a new career mark ... Converted seven attacks into five kills without committing an error ... Chipped in 6.0 total blocks ... 10/22 vs. Rutgers - Led the team with 8.0 blocks (eight block assists) ... 11/11 vs. Louisville - Led the team with a .400 hitting percentage, converting 10 attacks into five kills ... Posted a team-high 4.0 blocks.

2005 (Freshman)

Saw action mostly as a middle blocker ... Tied for the lead with Ashley Reavis for block solos in a single match with three ... 9/3 vs. Wichita State - Played in her first collegiate game as a Bull ... Tallied a block assist in the match ... 9/9 vs. Appalachian State - Registered her first kill as a Bull ... Posted two block assists in the match ... 10/11 vs. FAMU - Set new career marks in blocks and points, netting three block solos and three points against the Rattlers ... 11/11 vs. Seton Hall - Set new career marks in kills (4), attacks (7) and hitting percentage (.286) ... 11/13 vs. LIU - Recorded four block assists, setting a new personal best in block assists and total blocks ... Also set a mark in points, tallying 5.0.

High School/Club

Lettered in volleyball all four years (2002-05) at Bowie High ... Helped lead her team to the county championship from 2002-04 and division championship 2002-04 ... Named second team all-state from 2002-04 ... Earned honor roll by maintaining a 3.0 average ... Played club ball for the Metro American Juniors.

Personal

Full name is Nakia Simone Williams ... Born on May 10, 1987, in Washington, D.C.. ... Daughter of Stephanie and Ricardo Williams ... Has a brother, Malik.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 25

    2005Freshman

    Middle Blocker
    6'1"
    25
  • 25

    2006Sophomore

    Right Side Hitter
    6'2"
    25
  • 25

    2007Junior

    Middle Blocker
    6'2"
    25
  • 25

    2008Senior

    Middle Blocker
    6'2"
    25